Lakota Local School District (Butler County)

Lakota Local Schools
Location
West Chester and Liberty Townships, Butler County
Ohio
United States
District information
TypePublic-Suburban
GradesK–12
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
SuperintendentAshley Whitely
Schools23
Students and staff
Students17,540 (August 2024)
Teachers704 (August 2024)
Staff2000 (August 2024)
Athletic conferenceGreater Miami Conference
Other information
Websitewww.lakotaonline.com Edit this at Wikidata

Lakota Local Schools is a public school district serving students from West Chester and Liberty townships in Butler County, Ohio, in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati.[1] Serving nearly 15,000 students,[2] it is the largest school district in Butler County, second largest in southwestern Ohio and the seventh largest in the U.S. state of Ohio. It operates six early childhood (PK–2) schools, eight elementary schools, four junior high schools, two freshman schools and two high schools.[3]

Lakota was rated 'Excellent with Distinction' in the most recent Ohio Department of Education report card (2010–11), ranking in the top 7% of school districts statewide. They met 26 of 26 state indicators and had a graduation rate of over 95%. It is the largest school district in the state to earn the 'Excellent' designation.[4]

The current superintendent as of August 2024 (2024-08) is Dr. Ashley Whitely. She was previously assistant superintendent of Wyoming City Schools and an English teacher at Lakota East High School. She replaced previous superintendent Mr. Matt Miller who resigned in January of 2023 and interim superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Lolli who was the superintendent for the 2023/2024 school year.

  1. ^ School districts (PDF) (Map). 1:12,101. Hamilton, Ohio: Butler County GIS Department. February 2, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lakota Local Schools Report Card".
  3. ^ "Lakota Local Schools List".
  4. ^ "Lakota Local School District Report" (PDF). ohioauditor.